State Reps. Stephanie Kunze (R-Hilliard) and Cheryl Grossman (R-Grove City) attended the May 13 meeting of the Hilliard Board of Education to recognize the district for achieving the highest value-added score among all state schools on the Ohio Department of Education's state report card.

With the tolling of a bell and placement of a wreath, the Hilliard Division of Police on May 15 honored and memorialized three Ohio police officers killed in the line of duty in the past year.

Hilliard police last week reported several incidents of vandalism and thefts involving vehicles.

The Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission is seeking public feedback on eight projects for which it is requesting almost $200 million from the Ohio Department of Transportation.

Hilliard school board members are expected May 28 meeting to name the new Innovative Learning Center in honor of retiring Superintendent Dale McVey.

Two Hilliard seniors recently received $2,500 National Merit scholarships.

Hilliard Darby High School seniors will celebrate commencement at 7 p.m. Friday, May 24, in the Jerome Schottenstein Center, 555 Borror Drive, on the campus of the Ohio State University.

Hilliard's veterans support organizations will honor those who have died in service to America on Memorial Day, Monday, May 27, at Wesley Chapel Cemetery, 3225 Dublin Road.

OhioHealth is expected to help anchor the new Gateway at Hilliard development with a 35,000-square-foot medical center.

The Hilliard Environmental Sustainability Commission last month launched the Go Green Hilliard program to provide residents, businesses and community groups with environmentally friendly tips and activities.

Hilliard Bradley High School Principal David Stewart, who is leaving the district to become assistant superintendent of South-Western City Schools, called the opportunity to open the doors of Bradley in 2009 "a life-changing experience."

Hilliard Planning and Zoning Commission members approved a comprehensive sign package for Landmark Lofts on May 9.

Hilliard's 2013 street maintenance and repair program includes improvements to several roads in the Beacon subdivision and the Davidson Road bridge over Interstate 270.

On the heels of a successful 4.12-mill fire levy campaign, Norwich Township officials have plans to restructure the fire department's chain of command, hire at least three new firefighters and purchase a new engine and medic unit.

Norwich Township officials are questioning whether a private property owner or the township is responsible for the cost to properly connect an aerator into a sanitary sewer line.

An air conditioner was reported vandalized at noon May 7 on commercial property in the 4500 block of Cosgray Road, according to Hilliard police.

Residents opposing the construction of Landmark Lofts, a mixed-use residential and commercial development at Cemetery Road and Franklin Street, took their arguments to Hilliard City Council on May 13.

Hilliard residents opposed to a proposed apartment complex in neighboring Columbus must appeal to Columbus City Council to address their concerns.

Twin sisters at Hilliard Davidson High School are working together to help make a better life for others.

Davidson High School seniors will celebrate commencement at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 23, in the Jerome Schottenstein Center, 555 Borror Drive, on the campus of the Ohio State University.

Hilliard plans to annex Homestead Park, 4675 Cosgray Road, into Norwich Township in order to provide water and sewer services to the park that Washington Township owns and operates.

Hilliard Darby High School seniors will graduate at 7 p.m. Friday, May 24, in the Jerome Schottenstein Center, 555 Borror Drive, on the campus of the Ohio State University.

Bradley High School seniors will celebrate commencement at 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 22, in the Jerome Schottenstein Center, 555 Borror Drive, on the campus of the Ohio State University.

Hilliard school board members and district officials say they wanted to reach a deal with the nonprofit Help All Kids Play to build soccer fields on a 124-acre tract the district owned, but they could find no way to make the deal legal after considering it from many angles.

Destination Hilliard last month honored two Hilliard residents and a Dublin resident for their volunteer efforts.

Hilliard police arrested a 16-year-old boy and a 15-year-old girl April 30 and charged each with illegal conveyance of a weapon in a school safety zone, at Hilliard Bradley High School, 2800 Walker Road.

Army Pvt. Cory P. Davis, son of Ron Davis of Hilliard, has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C.

Hilliard is among a few districts in Ohio that have mostly energy-efficient school buildings, and the result has been savings of more than $1 million in less than two years, district officials say.

Drew McCartt's goal in December was to raise $25,000 by April 30 for the American Heart Association.

This Hilliard resident won an episode of Jeopardy!

Northwest Counseling Services honored 70 northwest-area high school students for their achievements Friday, May 3, during the 22nd annual All Star Salute.

Tracy Bradford will remain Hilliard's law director while an OVI charge against her is pending in Franklin County Municipal Court.

Voters in Hilliard and Norwich Township Tuesday, May 7, overwhelmingly supported a 4.12-mill fire levy for the Norwich Township Fire Department.

The four Hilliard City Council candidates endorsed by the Hilliard Area Republican Club also were endorsed by voters in the city’s May 7 Republican primary election.

For the past three years, volunteers for the Light of Salvation mission have visited known homeless campsites in central Ohio every Saturday.

Dublin and Hilliard police officers are working to find a suspected mail thief.

The Hilliard Darby High School drama department will present its spring musical production, Thoroughly Modern Millie, May 3-5 at the school's performing arts center.

Hilliard residents can learn about the city's history on walking tours this weekend in Old Hilliard.

Hilliard police made several drug-related arrests last week.